Extension table



April 1931- T. STEPPAN EXTENSION TABLE I Filed Nov. 1'7, 1927 luvilvrol? flrranwsy Patented Apr. 21, 193i PATENT OFFICE THOMAS STE PPAN, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA EXTENSION TABLE Application filed November 17, 1927. Serial No. 233,847. 7 I s The invention relates to an extension table, as described in the present specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings that form part of the same.

The invention consists essentially of the novel features of construction pointed out broadly and specifically in the claim for novelty following a description containing an explanation in detail of an acceptable form of the invention;

The objects of theinvention are to afford comfort and ease for'invalids in hospitals and homes, as well as furnishing additional facilities'in conveyances of all kinds and in libraries and other places, whereby any person may have to hand a useful table or shelf for supporting books, vessels, dishes, cards or any amusement devices suitable to the occasion; to conceal the table effectively when not in actual use; to facilitate the adjustment of the table to different positions so that after one particular use it may be used as a read ing desk or for a sketching board or for many other purposes that may occur fromtime to time; to insure economy and simplicity in the construction of such a device; and generally to provide a durable'and serviceable article of the kind described at a minor cost to the consumer.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is an extended view in perspective of the collapsible bracket forming the support for the table.

Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the back or the underside of the table.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the table showingthe top or face thereof.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the table and its support collapsed and in position for concealment in a drawer.

Figure 5 is a perspective view showing the extension of the table from a wall cavity adapted to conceal the table and its support in their collapsible state.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the various figures.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates the table having towards one end thereof the leaf 11 secured to the main part of the table by the hinges 12 and at the other end having the ledge 18 secured to the main porward position.

tion by the hinges 14 and forming a support fora book, sketching board or other article when the table 10 is set in an inclined up- .slot, this strut being formed of a bar having a succession of locking slots 21. I The shelf 22 is secured to the inside face of the table 10 by the hinges 23 and at one end the pin head 24 projects outwardly from said shelf and engages in one or other'of the slots 21 to impart to the table in its vertical position the desired inclination for reading or" sketching purposes.

The plate 25Iis rigidly securedto the inside of the shelf 22 and from this plate the screw bolt 26 extends through the shelf and out wardly. I

The shelf in its folded position for the horizontal position of the table is held to the tableitself by the pivoted locking bar 27, so that the shelf has aperfectly firm hold for the table in its normal extended position.-

The extensionbracket for supporting this table is formed of the outer arm 28 having the pivot hole 29 "through the end thereof into which the-bolt 26 is inserted, this table being held to the arm 28 by the knurled nut 30 mounted on the bolt 26 and screwed against the underside of the bracket end.

The arm 28 is split at its inner end 31 and this inner split end is pivotally mounted on the" lug 32 and held by means of the pivot pin 33 A 96'? The lug 32 extends from the pivot bear- 1 ing member 34 having thetwo pivot bearings 35 and 36 for the parallel bars 37 and 38. The other end of these parallel bars is socured in thepivot bearing'member 39 having the pivot bearings 40 and 41 for said bars and. the lug 42 on which the fork 44 at the end of the arm 45 is mounted and held by the pivot" pin46.y v

The arm 45 is pivotally mounted in the fork 47 at the end of the arm 48 and is held by the pivot pin 49, said fork 47 having the stop 50 against which the stop 51 on the arm 45 rests in the extended position of the bracket support.

The arm 48 is pivotally mounted in the bearing member 52 on the pivot 43 in said member and the stop 54 on the inner end of the arm 48 is brought into engagement with the stop 55 on the bearing member 52 in the open position of the bracket support.

The plate 56 forms part with the bearing member 52 and has the screw holes 57 through which the screws 58 are used in securing this bracket in its place of concealment. This place of concealment in one instance is shown as a drawer 59 forming part of a cabinet (30 or table, or whatever it may be, and in the other instance is shown as a cavity 61 in a wall, this cavity being closed in by the seal or other suitable covering.

It will now be seen that this table which is extensible to the full extent of the bracket support is contained in a recess, cavity or drawer and that the plate 56 having the hearing member 52 integral therewith is secured to the side Wall in the drawer or cavity, thus, when the table is put away, that is to say, not in use, it is folded flat with the bracket support in its collapsed state resting on the back or inside of the table, and in this position it fits neatly into the receptacle whatever that receptacle may be and it is quite out of the way.

In order to make use of the table the bracket support is extended by lifting the table out of its receptacle and extending the various arms.

In extending these various arms the position of the table is reversed so that the face is uppermost, and thus the table can be lifted to the position desired by snapping the pivoted dog 63 to one or other of the pins 64, the dog being pivotally secured on the parallel bar 38, while the pins 6a are secured on the parallel bar 38.

The dog 63 has a thumb piece 65 for convenience in operating and in setting the desired elevation of the table this dog is lifted from its engagement with the pin, if that v happens to be so, and the table lifted or lowered as the case may be to the extent of the number of pins used, here shown as three, this dog locking on a pin slot 66 under said thumb piece and holding the table very firmly to the chosen position.

In the ease of this extension table being used for hospital purposes it is concealed by the side of the bed in a cabinet or in the wall if desired, and then when the invalids meal is being served the table is extended as explained and placed at the proper elevation to suit the patient, the tray of food is then set on the table and the meal proceeded with, and

when this meal is finished the patient merely has to swing the table away from the bed.

In the use of this invention in chair cars on railway journeys, it will be found extremely efficient in operation, for it can be concealed in the wall of the car, and brought out at any time for playing games, reading purposes, and for light meals, thus giving to each individual in the car a table belonging to the particular seat and useful at all times without crowding up the passage.

There are of course many other uses, such as in libraries, for it is an excellent reading desk as the table may be inclined to the proper angle and the book simply laid thereon, being supported by the ledge. Furthermore for use as a sketching easel, it is indeed very suitable for the sketching pad can rest on the ledge like a book and the easel raised and lowered to suit the artist, in fact its usefulness is almost universal, for the comfort of humans as its adjustability in so far as its support is concerned, and in so far as its adjustability in its setting is concerned make it a convenience always ready to hand.

hat I claim is A table having a central post ada ted to be secured in an arm support and liaving leaves folded inwardly, one of said leaves carrying said post and secured to the main table portion by adjustable struts and hinges, the other of said leaves forming a ledge for the other side of the main portion of the table and adapted with the adjustment of said leaves to convert the table into an easel for reading or sketchin pur oses.

Signed at Montreal, ana a, this 28th day of October, 1927.

THOMAS STEPPAN.

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